These walls were called cancelli, hence the English word "chancel". From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
In a later time the name chancel came to be applied to the presbyterium itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
If you remember, each corner of the chancel, is supported by a large brick buttress. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 2] Reference
The chancel is short, there are no quire aisles, and the transept apses were rounded externally. From Wordnik.com. [The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church] Reference
At the foot of the chancel is the pulpit, of bronze, designed by. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
The present “Place” behind the chancel was the public cemetery. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Below the chancel is the crypt, supported on twelve massive columns. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
This portion is called the chancel, and belongs to the clergy, as the. From Wordnik.com. [The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children] Reference
The east end was called the chancel and it was shorter than the nave. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
On the north side of the chancel is a large monument to Sir Thomas Smith, died. From Wordnik.com. [Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London] Reference
On the south of the chancel is the Willoughby Chapel, on the north, that of the. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
On the south side of the chancel is a two-light, square-headed, decorated window. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
In the chancel is a tomb which used to be pointed out as that of Lucius, the first. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See] Reference
On the north side of the chancel is a fresco painting enclosed in marble, presented by the. From Wordnik.com. [The Kensington District The Fascination of London] Reference
Between the stairs leading up to the chancel is the chapel constructed in 1448 by Michelozzi. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
In the chancel is a memorial to one of those squires who held strange offices under Tudor kings. From Wordnik.com. [Highways and Byways in Surrey] Reference
In the north wall of the chancel is a fair marble tomb, with the portraiture of sirWiiiiamv/ef. From Wordnik.com. [Antient funeral monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and the islands adjacent] Reference
On the north wall of the chancel is a tablet to Mary Nicholas with arms bearing the royal canton. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
There is a large open grate, oven, and chimney in the centre, and the chancel is a storehouse for logs. From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing England] Reference
As a support to the Credence-table in the chancel is a stone with an effigy of a lady abbess of Stixwould. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
Below the chancel is the crypt, supported on 38 marble columns, several being prolongations of those above. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
In the chancel is a pewter alms dish, with the name “Bucknall,” and the date, hardly legible, “1680.”. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
In the east wall of the chancel is a slab commemorating in three Latin hexameters the founding of the building by. From Wordnik.com. [Highways and Byways in Surrey] Reference
In the chancel is the pre-Reformation stone altar, marked with the five crosses, and supported on slabs of granite. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornish Riviera] Reference
A superb work of art is the altar, in the chancel, which is separated from the ante-chancel by a heavy bronze railing. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
Under the chancel is the vault in which the bishops were buried, while the vault of the Lords of Vence was under the nave. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The sound of the monks chanting the service of sext in the chancel was a low murmur like the rushing of a distant waterfall. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
In non-collegiate churches the eastern arm is called the chancel, the eastern portion of which is the presbytery or sanctuary. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
But for many years the chancel was the only part used for services, and, indeed, as regards accommodation, the only part needed. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
In a later age the name "chancel" came to be applied to the presbyterium itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
It has a low dome, square façade with small cupolas, and circular chancel. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
Bishop Burton sat in the chancel alongside the Reverend Jesse Halsey, the Presbyterian minister. From Wordnik.com. [Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati] Reference
Two of them remained throughout the night to pray by the chancel rail; one of them was Sister Ste. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
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